Vantage Learning Announces I-Manage™, New Web-based Management for IntelliMetric®
Automated Essay Scoring Web-based management system makes it easier than ever for customers to manage prompts, rubrics and monitor usage
Newtown, PA, August 23, 2004 - Vantage Learning (www.vantagelearning.com) today announced the release of I-Manage™, a new web-based management tool for IntelliMetric, its award-winning automated essay scoring technology. The new management tool allows customers using the IntelliMetric web-services based API to easily integrate automated essay scoring with their writing assessment and instructional applications."I-Manage gives customers an unprecedented level of control over the IntelliMetric essay scoring service," said Harry Barfoot, VP of Sales of Marketing for Vantage Learning. "Customers now can manage IntelliMetric services easily directly over the web, reducing management time and costs."
Customers can use I-Manage to add new writing prompts and rubrics and edit those prompts and rubrics. The tools include several quality control and testing features to help with implementation. Customers easily can monitor usage and obtain reports with an easy-to-use interface that allows selection by date range, prompt, and other relevant criteria.
IntelliMetric is the world's most accurate essay scoring engine, using a rich blend of artificial intelligence (AI) and the digitization of human expertise to accurately score and assess examinee responses to open-ended essay questions in a range of subjects. IntelliMetric scores examinee responses to essay questions more accurately than previous versions and all other competitive products on the market. IntelliMetric employs a team of electronic judges to score an essay in less than one second.
"It's as if students have direct access to a team of expert teachers to provide feedback on their writing," said Barfoot.
In recent research of college admissions test essays conducted by Vantage Learning, IntelliMetric matched human scorers as often as 99% to 100% of the time and achieved correlations with human scorers as high as .94.
"We have seen nearly 100% growth in the volume of automated essay scoring this year. The introduction of I-Manage is expected to fuel that growth," said Barfoot.
About the Vantage Learning Platform
The Vantage Learning Platform™ (VLP) is the most widely used online assessment platform in the world. VLP provides test registration, delivery, and reporting services as well as item banking and test creation services. VLP includes the award-winning IntelliMetric open-ended assessment delivery and scoring engine. Vantage's IntelliMetric uses a rich blend of artificial intelligence and the digitization of human expertise to accurately score and assess a student's competency in a range of subjects. Its inherent flexibilities allow schools to consistently evaluate a student's progress and provide immediate feedback on how students can improve their skills.
About Vantage Learning
Vantage Learning (www.vantagelearning.com), an affiliate of Vantage Laboratories and the leading provider of online assessment and automated essay scoring, developed IntelliMetric® to meet the needs of business, education, and government agencies needing a comprehensive Internet-based test authoring, delivery, scoring and reporting platform. IntelliMetric administers and scores responses to open-ended questions over the Internet using advanced artificial intelligence (AI) technology. An individual can enter a response to a question posed, submit the response, and receive an immediate score with feedback within seconds.
Eduventures recently selected Vantage Learning as one of the eight most innovative educational technology companies. MY Access! earned a 2003 District Administration Top 100 Award, was included in Technology and Learning Magazine's Top 10 Smart Technologies for Schools, and is a Codie Awards finalist 2 years in a row. Vantage Learning provides services in all 50 states including Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Virginia, Oregon, and Texas and provides services to educational leaders such as The College Board, ACT, Harcourt Assessment, Inc., CTB/McGraw Hill and Thomson Learning, and industry giants such as Microsoft, Apple Computer, AOL, and Sun Microsystems.